Gary L. Pennington, age 72, passed away on Thursday evening, August 7, 2025, at HCA HealthONE Swedish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, following injuries sustained in a farm accident on July 11th. Born on November 29, 1952, in Meade, Kansas, Gary was the son of Robert and Wilma (Kobs) Pennington. He grew up in Meade, where he attended local schools and graduated as valedictorian of Meade H...

Ronald “Ron” or “Ronny” Lee Sipes passed from this earth peacefully on August 8, 2025. The grim reaper must have snuck up on him because there was too much fight in him otherwise. All who knew him knew he could be ornery or puckish, depending on how the wind was blowing. He was a voracious reader and scholar, as would be expected from the child of two schoolteachers, and as a young boy...

Lucas John (Duke) Wellen, born on May 24, 1963, in Elkhart, Kansas, to Gordon Eugene and Carolea Virgil (Griffin) Wellen, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2025, in Liberal, Kansas. A lifelong cowboy, Duke embraced a life spent outdoors and among livestock, reflecting his deep passion for the natural world and its animals. His journey came to a close as it was filled with the simple joys that he...

Charles "Chuck" Gates, 77, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday August 5, 2025 at Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal. He was born on December 3, 1947 to Allen and Ida (Manthe) Gates at Leavenworth, KS. Chuck was a graduate of De Soto High School in De Soto, KS; Class of 1965. Chuck worked as a Carni for the Pride of Texas Traveling Carnival for 10 years and was also a Cook for many years. He enjoye...

Rick Talmadge, age 78, died Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at his home in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born on December 23, 1946, to Earl Ray and Betty Jane (Bond) Talmadge. Rick grew up in Detroit and graduated from Wayne High School. He married Linda Mason on November 25, 1978. Even though they later divorced, they remained life-long friends. After serving honorably in the United States Army, he returne...

Keith Sherman Polacek, age 62, died on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born on July 13, 1963, in Red Bud, Illinois, to Robert and Patsy Jean (Pickering) Polacek. Keith graduated from Chester High School in Chester, Illinois in 1984. He was united in marriage to Sharla Embry on November 7, 1987, in Shreveport, Louisiana. She preceded him in death in May 2003. Keith was a ...

Everett Leroy “Lee” Killough, son of the late Joseph Leon Killough and Estella Fern (MacDonald) Killough, was born on November 18, 1948, in Texas County, Oklahoma, and passed on from this life on July 6, 2025, at his home near Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 76 years old. Lee was born in a small farmhouse on the way to the hospital in Texas County, Oklahoma, and raised for all of his young...

Jay Carl Hauser, 73, of Liberal, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at his home in Liberal, KS, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on August 27, 1951, to Roy and Wanda (Froelich) Hauser in Nowata, OK. On July 18, 1976, he married Nicki Weaver in Stillwater, OK. Jay was very proud of his military service as an E-4 Sergeant Weapons Specialist in the US Air Force, serving i...

Jodella "Jody" Holt, 67, of Liberal Kansas and Creede Colorado, passed away peacefully on July 24th. Jody spent her last days in her Dream Home nestled within the mountains of Colorado, surrounded by her immediate family. Jody was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter-in-law, and many more things to many more people. Above all else, Jody was a devoted follower of Christ, and we rest comfor...

Gloria Garcia Martinez de Gallo, 52, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday July 23, 2025 in Amarillo, TX. She was born on October 23, 1972 to Fransico Garcia Gonzalez and Emilia Martinez Barrera at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. On March 3, 1990 she married Jose Raul Gallo Barajas in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Jose preceded her in death on December 21, 2019. She was a super creative pers...